formality

With less formality and more announcements than any other prestige show, the video games industry has an awards show that tries to be its mirror.

It was both stylish and somber while being suitably grand for the formality of the occasion.

Or so the chapter titles formally name him, in a nod, perhaps, to his pained formality.

Early marriage is mostly a formality, but girls traditionally leave school at that time.

FDR wanted to project easy grace rather than stiff formality—especially when communicating complicated matters.

These cities want to be the next London, and when they look at that city, they see order and formality.

It is not, however, the incident in itself that is now referred to, but only the formality ascribed to it in the narrative.

Accustomed to a written character, their eyes became wearied by the crabbedness and formality of type.

With great deliberation and much formality Wu-pom Nai proceeded to loosen the boy's heavy plaits of hair.

By-and-by all pretence of formality and order is put aside and the battle really begins.

Before I could reply, the door flew open without the formality of a knock, and old Mrs. Bolum ran in.